The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-04-21
MINNESOTA.

The board OF directors Of the Moorhead a.
Southeastern Railway company announce
having completed arrangements. including
the necessary capital. to build line be-
tween Moorhead and Breckenridge, work
70 be begun thereon Immediately.
Detectives of the Chicago Il Northwestern
Railroad company arrested John Monahan
and Charles Anderson, confidence men who
have been operating on the railroad be-
tween Chicago and St. Paul. They had inthe
pockets blank checks and one check filed in
for 800 drawn on the Merchants Loan q,
Trust company. A Dakota farmer is ready
to testify that the men swindled him out OF
$50.
A rousing anti Irish coercion meeting was
held at st. Paul, Thursday evening. Let
ters were read from Senator G. X. Davis
and Congressman Nelson. Gov. McGill pre-
sided making an address. Speeches were
made by Congressman Rice. Wilson and
Mcdonald. Attorney General Clapp and
others and a ringing series of resolutions
adopted. A report of the meeting was
cabled to MIR. Parnell.
The outcome of the two days convention
Of some forty delegates, at Faribault on the
18th and 18th was the organization of an as
sociation to look after railroad matters in
Minnesota. the first article Of which is as
follows: First-This organization shall he
known as the Business Mems Association of
the State of Minnesota. The object of this
association shall be to secure equal and just
rates of transportation Of persons and
property, in accordance with state and
national legislation.
The membership is to consist of one men,
mems association and each farmer organi-
zation in the state. who shall be elected for
q term of one year and until their successors
are elected; provided that no incorporated
municipal organization and no township
shall be entitled to more than one member.
The following officers were chosen: T. NJ.
Pope, president, N. F. Calhoun, first vice
president; John 4. Norrish, second vice
president; J. NJ Buriingame, third vics
president; Z. G. Baiey, treasurer: w. p.
Sarglnt, Albert Lea; j. r. Parshall, Fari
Dault; j. II. Mullin. Wabhsha; r. .. Hall,
Austin; G. L. Carpenter, Pennington: 0.
+. Perkins, Mortified; q. a. Erickson, Red
Wing, executive committee. These to
serve until the annual meeting at Mankato
June I. A lengthy series Of resolutions
was adopted declaratory of belief regard
ing determinations charged to be practiced
within the State, and protesting against sus-
pension of the Inter State law in Minnesota.
The convention closed with the following
remarks from Mr. Norrish Of Hastings: II
don't see any necessity of prolonging this
discussion. Wehave accomplished all we
can. This law is an experiment. The com
missioners themselves have not yet been
able to grasp the situation. We must not
be discouraged ii they temporarily suspend
the operation of the law on many railroads
until they can investigate. | have no
doubt that there are cases where it will be
nothing more than simple justice to wholly
exempt some of the railroad corporations
from the provisions of the law. | was in
Washington when this bill was under dis
cussion III congress. There are arguments
to be made on both sides of the case. 1t is
problem that cannot be solved in mo-
ment. This law may be only step in the
right direction. There is no doubt but that
the law is faulty in some respects. Public
sentiment has been aroused, and we must
keep the ball rolling. move that we now
adjourn to meet in annual session ut Man
kato Tuesday, June -